Update, 9:11 a.m.: The Holyoke Mall restaurant was removed from a map of Friendly's restaurant locations between 8 and 9 a.m. Monday. The nearby locations at 247 Whiting Farms Road and 1745 Northampton Street in Holyoke are still listed on the map.

The Wilbraham-based Friendly Ice Cream Corporation has closed 5 stores in the Albany area, and The Republican has received unconfirmed reports of more restaurant closings in western Massachusetts.

In response to a query from the Times Union, company spokesperson Maura Tobias explained that since the Chapter 11 filing the company has attempted to restructure lease agreements at the locations of several underperforming restaurants. At those locations, Tobias said, the company "believed rents did not reflect current market conditions."

In the case of each recently closed store in the Albany region, Tobias said, the company was unable to reach an agreement with the landlord.

The scope of the new round of closings was unclear early Monday, as the company had not yet made a full list of affected restaurants available.

Word of the closings was already spreading on the company's official Facebook page, however, where a post promoting the chain's "High 5" menu -- "High 5 to the first full weekend of 2012! Any big weekend plans?" -- spawned a series of comments.

The first response to the post read, "Hoping we have a Job Monday." Another read: "Looks like you guys at Friendlys had big plans, like closing my favorite Friendlys restaurant in North Haven CT!"

A phone call to the North Haven, Conn. location was met with a busy signal just before 9 a.m. Monday.

This is a developing story. Details -- including a full list of affected restaurants -- will be posted as they become available.